​What a great photo this week on our Facebook page, of our youngest members having a pre Christmas fun netball session. Hats, scarves and even festive coloured bibs, good job our U10 coach Alisha Levi. 

PERFORMANCE
Midweek the Netball Nights team lost 19-27 to a strong Thundercats. Not quite on their game in the first quarter making a full recovery of the score difficult despite much better 2nd and 3rd quarters. 

On Saturday the West Yorkshire Seniors faced HiTech 2 in a battle which saw our young team victorious 38-30. 
The Prem 1 team were supported by our U14 athletes on their Christmas social having Pizza and Prem at Leeds Beckett. The opposition were top of the league Oldham at home super netball played by both teams resulting in a loss for Leeds 34-69. 

Away in Hull the Northern girls had a stormer against Chevrons in a very physical game, resulting in a good win for LANC 68-30. This extends the winning streak of the Northern team and they  remain top of the league. 
In the U12 league U12B pulled off a tremendous win against YMCA 23-16 which placed them second in the West Yorkshire league behind our own U12A team. Great work from all U12s to achieve first and second place in this top U12 league. 

Our U11s, U12C and U12D took to court on Sunday morning. U12C had a tough encounter with Huddersfield Giants losing 9-19 despite the loss there was some great teamwork and super netball from both sides. U12D played top of the league Yorkshire Terriers 1 starting slow but with grit and determination managed to get half points, 9-18 the final score. 

The U12As were out at a friendly match against Hull Chevrons losing 15-18 but with lots of learning for the future. Thanks go to coach John Hipshon for putting in the extra time to support these girls. 

SPECTATE
Next weekend has both our West Yorkshire and Regional Seniors playing Farsley Celtic. Do go along to watch West Yorkshire Seniors on Saturday at 11.30am at Huddersfield University and Regional Seniors on Sunday at 10.15am at the English Institute of Sport Sheffield. 

TRAINING
Training continues to the 19th December for our U16s who will be having a fun session including matches against their parents, and I am sure Maggie Birkinshaw will get herself on court at some point!   

Please check with team admins regarding last training sessions before Christmas as dates will be dependent on individual coaches and facility availability. 

ADMIN MEETING
Just a reminder the admin Christmas gathering will start at 6.15pm on Thursday 12th December.  Snacks and drinks to be provided. 

Leeds Athletic Netball Club
www.leedsathleticnetballclub.org.uk
@LeedsAthleticNC

​PERFORMANCE
Midweek our Netball nights girls continued to get invaluable exposure to senior netball and face tough competition in preparation for Nationals. All our top performing players have cut their Senior  teeth in this league at junior level. This week it was a loss 18-32 but 100% effort. 

No matches on Saturday, but a super clash between our U14A and U14B on Sunday resulted in a 31-15 win for the A’s, although there was a great effort from the B’s especially in the first quarter when they were 3 goals up. Some superb netball on display from both sides. This final game in the first round of the West Yorkshire league sees the A team in top spot and qualify for the Regional round after Christmas, where they will battle it out for a place at National Club finals spring bank holiday weekend in May. YMCA beat Huddersfield Giants in this league putting them through for the second automatic place in Regionals. There will be a play off for the 3rd and 4th teams to qualify against 3rd and 4th placed teams in South Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and Humberside. Well done to the athletes who have been part of the A squad. 

The U12A must have terrified Wakefield Wildcats, 45-2 the final outcome, great first and second stage defence from all. This crowns the U12A as champs at this stage of the West Yorkshire League well done to everyone who has played. 

Our U12B faced Wakefield Phoenix (1) in a back and forth game which saw us pull away in the third quarter and eventually win 23-11. 

The U12D team played Wakefield Phoenix (2) in a game which showed great improvement from our Leeds girls as the game progressed. Final score was 12-8. 

The Northern girls took on Brigg, in a real battle of determination and wit. Taking the upper hand our girls triumphed 70-43. 

The Prem 1 team travelled to Dagenham for their game against New Campbell. A tough game after such a long journey resulting in a loss 35-60 was the final score. 

SPECTATE
Support our Prem 1 team at Leeds Beckett 1.30pm on the 8th December. Free to watch. 

PERFORMANCE NETBALL CLUB
There are many expectations on performance athletes, and our club is no different. Please keep up our high standards-

• conform to kit rules in particular wearing black bra and shorts. 
• arrive at matches at the specified time. 
• get to training in plenty of time. 
• reply swiftly to e mails. 
• accept umpires decisions without question. 

UPCOMING COACHING COURSES 
Fancy training to be a netball coach? There are plenty of upcoming courses on the England Netball website. 
https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/netball-finder/category/coaching/
The next two L1 courses are relatively local Beverly and Loughborough. 

GSAL CAR PARK
Here is a message regarding the car park from GSAL-
Unfortunately I have to write to you all regarding serious issues around driving at GSAL and misuse of the roadways and car parks, especially the staff car park and areas outside the swimming pool and sports hall

There has now been several reports regarding people not observing the one way system in the staff car parks, speeding, double parking to drop off, overtaking when people are trying to park on the main roadway bays and some near misses with pupils and staff. This has now reached Health and Safety and Governing Body level which is of high importance and a major concern to the school and the implications this could potentially have.

You must inform your clients and staff that from January the 1st there will be zero tolerance regarding any breaches of the rules, we also may look at reviewed start times midweek and also no access to the staff car park if this can’t be followed and in the event we can’t make progress we may decide that the risk is too great and we don’t hire our facilities when school is in session, which is not what anybody wants

I am sure this increases everybody’s focus to make sure we achieve a safer environment on site for everyone especially the children.

​PERFORMANCE
The Wednesday Netball Nights team had another close encounter losing by one goal in this Senior league. These matches are just what is needed for our juniors development and preparation for Regional and National Club competitions. Final score LANC 23 Leeds Tigers 24. 

On Saturday the West Yorkshire Seniors would have faced Calderdale had the sports centre roof not been leaking. Annoying for those up with the larks for the 9am match which has been postponed. 

It was a clash of the titans first thing on Sunday morning our U16A v U16B. Superb netball from both sides the A’s taking it by 36-18 but not without a fight from the Bs. Well done to all. This win for the As sees them take top spot in the league and they qualify for the Regional round of Nationals in first place.  Congratulations to the girls and coachIng team led by Maggie Birkenshaw on this great achievement. The U14As took on Yorkshire Terriers, this amazing 39-7 win puts them at the top of the league table and confirms a place in the Regional round of the Nationals competition. One more match to play against the Bs next week to confirm if they go through in first or second place. A tough encounter for the U14Bs against YMCA 1 a great match tight all the way resulting in a 23-26 loss. The youngest of our squads U12D faced Birkenshaw Belles another close one but they came out with a 8-7 win. 

In Seniors the Northern girls took on a physical Hi Tech team away from home coming out as well deserved winners 66-47. Finally our Prem 1 team played Tameside at home punching out a 50-44 win in a closely contested match. Great coaching from Anna Carter and supporters making all the difference to the squad. 

SPECTATE
Free to watch, see the Northern team battle with Brigg Blades 1.30pm at Leeds Beckett University on Sunday 1st December. This should be a superb game for juniors to see our senior talent in action support will be appreciated as usual. 

The Vitality Netball Nations Cup 2020 is being is to be held in January at the Arena Birmingham follow the link for tickets. 
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https://www.theticketfactory.com/tickets/events/vitality-netball-nations-cup-2020/

FUND RAISING
Following the fund raising meeting last week, the first events have already begun. Each age group will be running a raffle. Please give the organisers your support and thanks for getting involved in this new initiative. 
Members of the fund raising group will also be sourcing sponsors for each team please contact Susie Stead if you would like more information. 

Other ideas are being explored including requesting money from schemes run by large companies, investigating our club becoming registered as a charity and a team building sponsored three peaks walk. 

Money will be used for a variety of club matters, but firstly to fund the Prem transport for away matches which can be anywhere in England. At some stage in your daughters netball journey this money will be vital, please offer support where possible. 

PHOTO AND VIDEO PERMISSION
Please remember to inform friends or family who come to watch your game that photos and videos can only be taken of our team unless permission has been given IN ADVANCE by the other team, the umpires and the league. Please contact Susie Stead a week in advance to allow time to gain these permissions.

Leeds Athletic Netball Club
www.leedsathleticnetballclub.org.uk
@LeedsAthleticNC

​Well 13 unlucky for some but at Leeds Athletic #13 brings an amazing string of wins, and some close games. Lots of our teams at the top of their leagues. 

PERFORMANCE 
In senior netball only our Northern girls were out this weekend pitched against local rivals Shipley Swifts a great performance throughout the court resulted in a 62-37 win. This places our Northern team at the top of the league on goal difference after six games.  

In the U16 league the U16A team confirmed their place in the Regional round of the National competition by beating YMCA 1 34-18 and staying top of the league. The U16B team also won against Yorkshire Terriers 1 a super score of 46-17 remaining a clear second in this league. Unfortunately they do not qualify for Regional Nationals as only one team per club is allowed to progress through to the Regional round. An exciting final match of this West Yorkshire league next week when U16A play U16B. 

U14As produced an awesome win beating Birkenshaw Belles 41-8 in a stunning performance. Two more games in this league to go for our U14s. 

The U14Bs meanwhile drew with Yorkshire Terriers 1 in a super nail biter of a match final score 23-23. 
U12A played U12C both teams showing lots of spirit but as expected the A’s took it away with a 53-2 win. The Cs never gave up and posted a great photo on our facebook page, exhausted! Just think how good you are going to be in a years time girls. Then the U12B played Wakefield Wildcats 1, sounds like they didn’t give up either another fabulous win 37-6.  The U12D team had a narrow defeat to Birkenshaw Belles 7-8  

FUND RAISING
There will be a Leeds Athletic fund raising meeting next Thursday 21st 6.30pm at GSAL. 
Everyone welcome, please come along if you can offer skills, contacts, services, time or experience in this field. If you cant make this meeting please contact Susie Stead if you are able to contribute. 

SPECTATE
Next week see some fabulous live netball, our Prem team are at home to Tameside 1.30pm at Leeds Beckett. 
Our Northern team are away but only at Deighton Sports centre in Huddersfield against Hi Tech 1.30pm. 

Leeds Athletic Netball Club
www.leedsathleticnetballclub.org.uk
@LeedsAthleticNC

So here we are in the run up to Christmas, has your team got a Christmas meal planned? NO? Why not organise one, just a pizza or MacDonalds after a game will do or support our seniors altogether as a team?

PERFORMANCE
A difficult match again for the Wednesday netball nights team against a fierce Titans team fielding a strong defensive unit. The girls gave it their all but final score a loss 15-26. 
The West Yorkshire Senior team put Coach Jo Hodgkiss through the wringer with the tense, tight battle against Wakefield Wildcats eventual score, a win by one 38-37. Great to see Rosie Harris back on court in a Leeds Athletic dress. 

The Prem team travelled south to Winchester early on Sunday morning to play Western Park Blades. A tight game resulting in a precious win 55-54. 

At home the Northern girls faced Sheffield Stormers and won by almost double score 66-34. Successful tactics resulted in this very pleasing win. 

At the EIS the Senior Regional team took three U16s to take on Harrogate Phoenix. An emerging team with a mix of experience and U16s too, a fabulous win 46-28 although it was a tougher match than the score suggests. 
With coach Chloe away with Prem and Coach Lisa on a coaching course our U14As worked hard and demonstrated some skill for Maggie who stepped in to the brink. Playing YMCA they kept the scoreboard ticking over at quite a rate final score 40-8. 

The U14Bs took on Birkenshaw Belles super result to Leeds 22-14. 
The U12As beat YMCA 1, who were second in the league to what has to be the score of the day, 48-6 with tremendous performances all round. 

Our U12Bs had a toughy this week up against Huddersfield Giants 1 but they produced a 20-16 win, what a truly brilliant result. 

The U12C team (really U11A) also had a difficult encounter against a strong Wakefield Wildcats 1 side but taking the win 16-14 in a hard fought match. 

U12D (really U11B) playing in the second division of the U12 league were struggling at half time to Wakefield Wildcats 2 however a strong second half brought them to an 8-9 loss but oh so close 

AGM
At our most successful AGM so far there was a healthy turn out. An annual report was followed by a financial account and discussions took place about a variety of topics CAPS, Prem, U11 support to name a few. 
All vacant posts were filled including that of Chair following the retirement of Mariana Pexton. Jo Whiteley was proposed and seconded as Chair, Jo hopes amongst other things to take responsibility for social media in the club. 
Many thanks to all who attended and especially for signing up to a new role on the committee. 
The meeting minutes will be available next week. 

AUSTRALIA TOUR 2021
💛💚EXCITING NEWS!💛💚The next Leeds Athletic tour to Australia has been announced following a most successful trip in 2018 to the Gold Coast. It will be available for U20, U18 and U16s at the time of travel in summer 2021. If you are considering going ask an athlete who went last year and they will tell you what a ball they had. Surfing at Surfers Paradise, speed boating in Sydney Harbour, climb up the Sydney Harbour bridge, cycling, staying at the home of Australian netball, The Australian Institute of Sport and of course loads of netball and top quality coaching from famous names. Get saving up!!
LANCY has already got his bag packed. 🦒💙🖤 🧳 

LEEDS RHINOS
Many of our girls were involved in Leeds Rhinos v Manchester Thunder on Saturday at the EIS. A tough fixture for the U19 NPL squad, U17 Elite squad, Futures and U15 competition squad. A big well done to all those who participated. 

TRACEY NEVILLE DINNER
Remember to buy tickets for the Tracey Neville dinner it will be an awesome night. ​

WEST YORKSHIRE SENIORS
Here is a message from the West Yorkshire Senior Committee. 
Just a reminder about etiquette when using the netball venues. We have been asked to raise the the following points with all teams and umpires: 

• Please remember that all venues are non-smoking venues. For all school based venues in particular, remember that smoking is only permitted outside of venue grounds, not in the car park or outside the building.
• Please also make sure you are not using the staff toilets at Halifax Grammar School, as this has been raised as a specific issue by the caretaker there. 

The Committee
Leeds Athletic Netball Club
www.leedsathleticnetballclub.org.uk
@LeedsAthleticNC

Not much happening around the club this week few fixtures and most training cancelled due to half term. 

PERFORMANCE
Wednesday netball nights went ahead despite being in the middle of the holidays. A fiercely contested encounter which saw us winning by five at three quarter time but losing out by one goal in the end.
Final score 27-28 to Pitch Slap. 

The U10s were unbeaten in a high 5 tournament on Friday. In the final our girls brought an energy and determination to court, it was brilliant resulting in a win over Wakefield Phoenix 11-0. 
The only Senior game this weekend was on Saturday the West Yorkshire Seniors playing top of the league Yorkshire Brods resulting in a 35-52 loss. 

SPECTATE
Our amazing Northern girls will be playing at home on Sunday v Sheffield Stormers 11.30am at Leeds Beckett University come along to learn and support. 

U11 TRAINING
Gateways have cancelled our booking due to a school bonfire night on 5th November. Remember, remember no training on Tuesday!!
 
AGM
A reminder to everyone that it is the LANC AGM this Thursday 7th November at GSAL 6.30pm, please come along to support and get involved. The long term success of our club is dependent on parents of younger girls getting active in club matters. 

KIT
Louise will be placing an order for dresses on Tuesday get your orders in soon. Looking around some athletes are in need of extra long dresses. 

DISNEY
Some very lucky U14 and U12 girls will be travelling to Disneyland Paris in April to compete in a netball tournament, receive top quality coaching sessions and have access to Disneyland. Our coaches John, Alice, Erin and Alisha are all looking forward to a successful and fun filled tour. 

Leeds Athletic Netball Club
www.leedsathleticnetballclub.org.uk
@LeedsAthleticNC

​Well it was a successful weekend for our rugby team at the World Cup in Japan. So how did Leeds Athletic fair this week, with lots of young guns pushing their way through the senior ranks?
 
PERFORMANCE
Earlier in the week the U16s beat Stars 31-4 in the Tuesday Netball Nights League.  Our youngsters in the Wednesday Netball Nights lost 40-18 to a good, strong and physical Leeds Lightning by far the toughest match in this league so far.
Our Seniors were successful in the West Yorkshire League on Saturday, pitched against Wakefield Phoenix they pulled off a 51-40 win.
In the Senior Regional League match our girls totally ran the opposition into the ground. Up against a mature, physical Ripon Rockets side they came away with a clear win 57-32.
Many thanks to Marion who stood in to coach our Northern League team today. Sheffield Concord were the opposition 62-49 to us was the final score In the Prem1 League it was a tough encounter for our athletes competing for a win against Turnford. Our girls started out strong in quarter one and powered on to the end coming out with a 69-47 win.
 
SPECTATE
Next weekend the only match is in the West Yorkshire Seniors League 10.15am at the Lighthouse Centre BD5 8HH playing top of the league Yorkshire Brods. Come along to support and see some skilful netball.
 
TRAINING
Remember there is no training on Tuesday for U11 and no training on Thursday for U12, U14, U16 and Seniors. 

AGM
On 7th November 6.30pm at GSAL we will be holding our AGM. All welcome. Vacant positions urgently need to be filled especially Chairperson, Kit Manager, Social Secretary, Club Secretary. Anyone with skills to offer please come along or contact Susie Stead for more information.
 
PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO
Please be reminded that photographs and videos are not allowed if they include members of the opposition, unless permission has been requested beforehand. Anyone wishing to take photos or film please contact your Coach or Susie Stead susiestead@hotmail.com a week in advance so that permission from the league, our opposition and both umpires can be requested.
 
KIT
Most of our team admins include a line in their team selection e mails about correct kit. This is to ensure we look like performance players, in a performance club, behaving like a team. At this stage in the season nobody should be wearing coloured underwear, - black shorts and bras only please. 

Leeds Athletic Netball Club
www.leedsathleticnetballclub.org.uk
@LeedsAthleticNC

Another week into the 2019/20 season and another e mail from the West Yorkshire Junior Committee to ALL clubs, stressing the importance of removing jewellery before matches. Presumably as performance athletes, who take our sport seriously, Leeds Athletic members are not the offenders?

PERFORMANCE
Our Netball Nights team continued a winning streak this week beating a strong Thundercats 25-23 in a game that was close throughout.
On Saturday the West Yorkshire Seniors faced Hi Tech, always an intensely fought battle, the outcome was 66-52 to Leeds Athletic with a superb show of strength and determination.
Just Northern girls out in Senior competition this  Sunday, a good win for Jan Hemsley’s team against Seatonians at this away fixture, final result 51-37.
Round to the juniors now our U16s did us proud again finding the two teams unbeaten at the top of the league table. The U16A beat Birkenshaw Belles a stonking 57-3 despite the score line, the opposition never gave up against the onslaught of goals. With the U16B’s there was no doubt who was going to win here either, although our girls had to dig deep against Shipley resulting in a 33-23 win. 
Wakefield Wildcats(1) were the challengers to our U14A’s but they came up short, our mighty efforts resulted in a super 31-10 win for us.  A tough challenge this week for our U14B team facing Huddersfield Giants(1), each quarter score was unbelievably close, despite not giving up for a single moment our girls just lost by one goal 19-20. 
On to the 12’s with mixed results here, starting with the U12A team who faced Wakefield Phoenix(1) taking a convincing win by 35-8.  U12C played second in the league YMCA(1) so a tough call for our U11s playing up in this first division of the U12 league, they made a good game of it though, only one goal in it at half time finally losing 10-20. So to our U12D playing Calderdale(1) who were one position above them in the second division of the U12 league.  After an amazing show of determination and teamwork, the match was lost 3-11.

SPECTATE
Next Sunday 27th October, there are no junior matches but all three senior teams are out. Come along to spectate and support, it is great learning for juniors to watch live performance netball, it’s on the doorstep and free, why wouldn’t you?

🏐1pm Senior Regional v Harrogate Phoenix English Institute of Sport, Sheffield.

🏐11.30am Northern v Sheffield Concord at Leeds Beckett University.

🏐1.30pm Prem v Turnford at Leeds Beckett University. This is a league where Superleague and National players can be seen playing most weeks.

BANK ACCOUNT
Please ensure you take note of our new bank account details
NatWest Bank
Sort code 54-21-60
Account number 31872190

AGM
Our AGM will be held at GSAL on 7th November 6.30pm. Committee positions are up for re election please contact Susie Stead if you are interested in volunteering for any roles and need more information. The club are keen to involve more volunteers and will offer a warm welcome and support to anyone prepared to take on some responsibility.

TRACEY NEVILLE DINNER
There is lots of excitement around the Tracey Neville dinner on the 23rd November. Hope you have bought your tickets, booked a table with other parents or taken a table on behalf of your work or friends?

​Leeds Athletic Netball Club
www.leedsathleticnetballclub.org.uk
@LeedsAthleticNC

A great set of results for the club this weekend with many tough games going our way. 

PERFORMANCE
Earlier in the week there were good wins for the Tuesday and Wednesday netball nights teams, both playing in adult leagues. Tuesday saw a final score of 37-9 v Whitcliffe Wildcats. Then on Wednesday our U14s smashed Leeds Medics 31-16 with 7 juniors aged 14. 

On Sunday morning the U14B’s were up early, getting a good win against a strong Wakefield Wildcats, very close up to half time then easing through to 32-21 final score. 

Also playing at 9am were the U16B team facing Huddersfield Giants (1) who were keen to take a win from us and it was tight right to the end but our girls came out on top 25-21. 

The U12A and U12B teams clashed today in a game resulting in a 36-14 win to the A team. 

Later the U16A team got a shock in the first quarter, when a powerful Wakefield Wildcats(1) pushed them to 11-9. Shock over the girls powered on to a great 50-17 win in the end. 

Never giving up the U12C team battled against a stronger more mature Wakefield Phoenix(1) losing 9-20, tough but lots of learning. 

It was a tense hard fought game for the U14A’s winning 31-17 v YMCA(1). Sounds easy judging by the final score, but it most certainly was a nail biter through to half time, our athletes fought for every ball and won out. 

Our Prem team were playing away again v Cumberland final score was 52 - 35 to Cumberland again a very well fought match with Leeds bringing it back in the 3rd quarter but then let it slip in the 4th quarter. 

BANK ACCOUNT
The bank account is now up and running. Anyone wishing to pay Disney deposits may do so. It is £75 please use the name of the athlete as the reference. All deposits to be made before Saturday 19th October. 
Sort Code : 54-21-60
Account number : 31872190

AGM
The AGM has been rearranged to the 7th November 6.30pm at GSAL everyone is welcome to attend. Committee positions are up for re election and vacant position for Chairperson, social secretary and junior member need to be filled. 

JEWELLERY
Jewellery has no place on the netball court for training or matches as all our athletes know. It is a danger to the individual and to others on court. Generally speaking it is not an issue with any of our performance athletes but here is an additional message from the league this week-

Hi Clubs
Can you please advise your athletes that they cannot play with taped ears to cover earrings.
 All earrings need to be removed.
West Yorkshire Junior League

SPECTATE
As our juniors do not have matches on Sunday 27th October it is an opportunity for our youngsters to watch top seniors in action at Leeds Beckett against Turnford 11.30am. This game will be followed by the Northern match when our girls are pitched against Sheffield Concord, many of the athletes were U16s last year playing in this tough senior North of England clubs league. 

NATIONAL SCHOOLS
There was no West Yorkshire Seniors match this week due to the county round of national schools netball finals, where lots of our girls could be seen playing for their schools. Well done to everyone from Leeds Athletic competing at this event and congratulations to those school teams who have qualified for the Regional round in January. 
U19-Woodhouse Grove
        -GSAL
U16-Woodhouse Grove
        -GSAL
U14-GSAL
        -Woodhouse Grove
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Leeds Athletic Netball Club
www.leedsathleticnetballclub.org.uk
@LeedsAthleticNC

Teams should all have been assigned administrators, have training balls, match balls and kit bags. First matches are out of the way and recording and reporting scores making more sense. 

PERFORMANCE
Tuesday brought another win for our Bradford Netball Nights team 17-6 the final outcome. 
A close game for our Wednesday Netball Nights team winning 22-21 nice little celebration dance on our Facebook page if you care to look. 
On Saturday our West Yorkshire Seniors played Alliance, losing 41-52 in a tough match. 
Our Prem 1 team were at home for the first time this season playing Oaksway in an exciting match. Unfortunately although our girls played well and battled on they lost this tight encounter 51-56. 
The Northern girls faced Riverside also the first home game this year. A cracking match but the experience of the opposition just swung it, resulting in a 49-51 loss. 
Hi Tech were the fierce opponents for our young Senior Regional team.  They battled hard against the experienced and physical opposition, final score 45-43 to LANC. 
The U16A’s faired well winning their third game convincingly 46-17 against Yorkshire Terriers 1. Their pals playing in the U16B’s not to be out done played Wakefield Wildcats and won 26-23 in a closely contested match. 
In the 14’s just a game for the B’s this Sunday v Yorkshire Terriers 1 a superb win 26-16. 
Then in the 12’s only the D team were due to play Birkenshaw Belles 1. However the match was cancelled due to water on the court. 

BANK ACCOUNT
Our bank account will be changing. Please check you have the new account number and sort code before depositing any money. Look out for further details. 

FAREWELL
This week the club says goodbye and good luck to an outstanding member of our community, Chairperson, Mariana Pexton. Please see the message from her below-

💙🖤💙🖤💙🖤💙🖤💙
Just a quick one to let you know that I am resigning as Chair of Leeds Athletic, after 7 or so years in the role.

A few of us took the club on with very little structure and fewer teams and we’ve put much more structure and process to improve the organisation, administration, communication and profile of the Club. It’s been hard work, requiring countless hours of dedicated hard work organising trials each year and teams each week. I suspect I’ve written in the region of 300 Club Updates, with probably hundreds of tweets as well!

Leeds Athletic has grown through this period and been able to respond to help deliver the amazing netball vision that Anna Carter has. Introducing netball nights for juniors sounds a small thing, but it’s developed athletes really well. “Let’s plan a trip to Australia” Anna said, and sure enough those athletes (and coaches) had a trip of a lifetime!

As ever though, there’s always more to do to improve, especially to make the most of the opportunity that the growth of the game offers. But I’m ready to pass that baton to someone else to drive forward, leading the awesome team of volunteers, and working with the amazing coaching team. 

The thing I’m proudest of is contributing to the development of so many girls, on and also off court, providing a context where they can thrive, be confident, sociable, well organised team players, and hopefully be the best netballers they can be. The thing I’ve enjoyed the most is working with such a great team of committed individuals who care about the club and the athletes. 

Many of you will know that sadly I lost both parents in the last twelve months. I struggled to maintain my level of commitment to the club because of juggling some tough family stuff. Club colleagues have provided great support to me which I’ve really appreciated.

I’m going to take some time to do something for me and hope to be starting a Doctorate very soon, almost twenty years after I completed my Masters! Stepping away from Club will also allow me to spend more time with Daniel as well, and maybe head to Birmingham to watch Georgia in the odd game!

I wish the club the best of luck for the next phase of the journey, it’s in super hands with the coaching team and the admin team. Good luck to all the athletes, and if you’re a parent who isn’t involved, maybe look to get involved, it’s hard but rewarding!
💙🖤💙🖤💙🖤💙🖤💙

Mariana picked up Leeds Athletic by the heels seven years ago and has stood as Chairperson since that time. She has been the quiet voice of reason, meanwhile shouting the clubs praises and forging good relationships with members of the netball community. Reliable, visible and fair, an inspiration and a valued friend. I am sure club members, parents and friends will all want me to thank her for such a long and dedicated service to our club. Thank you Mariana and good luck in all you do, we are sorry to lose you as our Chairperson, but feel lucky you chose to volunteer at Leeds Athletic. 

DISNEY
Exciting things are happening in the U14’s and U12’s.  A trip to Disneyland Paris for a netball festival is on the cards for 5th-9th April 2020.  Deposits are about to be taken - Disney have our initial booking. 
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Leeds Athletic Netball Club
www.leedsathleticnetballclub.org.uk
@LeedsAthleticNC